okgo Posted August 10, 2023 Share Posted August 10, 2023 As Netflix begins sunsetting its long-running DVD mail business, we’ve been given access to what movies and shows have been the most popular with Netflix DVD subscribers over the past several decades. Below, we’ll look at the top 100 most rented TV DVD box sets in Netflix DVD history. In operation since 1997, Netflix DVD.com is ceasing operations in September 2023, with the last mailings being sent out as we speak. Over the years, Netflix has shipped out an incredible 5.2 billion discs to over 40 million unique subscribers. When the closure of Netflix DVD was announced, Netflix’s Co-CEO said: “We feel so privileged to have been able to share movie nights with our DVD members for so long, so proud of what our employees achieved and excited to continue pleasing entertainment fans for many more decades to come.” With the service coming to an end, we reached out to Netflix DVD, who have been fantastic to us here at What’s on Netflix over the years, providing us with regular updates on what’s new on the service and lists of the most popular titles at various intervals, to see what movies and series have been the most popular. Without further ado, here’s the full top 100 most rented boxsets: Dexter True Blood Game of Thrones The Sopranos The Wire 24 Mad Men Weeds Lost Six Feet Under Breaking Bad Entourage Homeland House, M.D. Sex and the City Downton Abbey Battlestar Galactica NCIS Rome Deadwood Nip/Tuck Smallville The Office (U.S.) The West Wing The Big Bang Theory The Tudors Curb Your Enthusiasm Fringe Criminal Minds Grey’s Anatomy Big Love CSI: Crime Scene Investigation Gilmore Girls House of Cards The Good Wife Boardwalk Empire Modern Family Stargate SG-1 Justified Foyle’s War Nurse Jackie Glee The L Word Californication It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia Midsomer Murders Oz Sons of Anarchy How I Met Your Mother Desperate Housewives Arrested Development Buffy the Vampire Slayer The Walking Dead Supernatural Seinfeld Boston Legal Family Guy Carnivale Burn Notice Scrubs Bones Alias Doctor Who Star Trek: Voyager Planet Earth: The Complete Collection Charmed Masterpiece Mystery!: Poirot Outlander In Treatment The Simpsons Rescue Me Spartacus Freaks and Geeks Northern Exposure One Tree Hill Star Trek: The Next Generation Masterpiece Mystery!: Inspector Lynley Mystery Science Theater 3000 The Closer South Park The Unit Angel Gossip Girl The O.C. Firefly Veronica Mars Chuck The Americans 30 Rock The Shield Prison Break The Mentalist The 4400 Orange Is the New Black Heroes True Detective Shameless (U.S.) Star Trek: Deep Space Nine Two and a Half Men Law & Order: Special Victims Unit https://www.whats-on-netflix.com/news/most-rented-tv-boxsets-in-netflix-dvd-history/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pigeon Posted August 10, 2023 Share Posted August 10, 2023 (edited) No Friends is weird, especially when something like Weeds is in the top 10 Edited August 10, 2023 by pigeon Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Year of Shadow Posted August 10, 2023 Share Posted August 10, 2023 And ironically most of these aren't on Netflix in 2023. You probably need to spend like $200 a month on various services to get this collection to stream. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Taylena Posted August 10, 2023 Share Posted August 10, 2023 Debra Morgan the queen you were! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Walk_Away21 Posted August 10, 2023 Share Posted August 10, 2023 24 and True Blood Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sparrowblue Posted August 10, 2023 Share Posted August 10, 2023 Spartacus an underrated gem but it made the list 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
swiftsummer13 Posted August 10, 2023 Share Posted August 10, 2023 How I Met Your Mother Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vuelve88 Posted August 10, 2023 Share Posted August 10, 2023 I had no idea that the DVD service still existed Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bad guy Posted August 10, 2023 Share Posted August 10, 2023 2 hours ago, okgo said: 52. Buffy the Vampire Slayer 54. Supernatural The birther above its sons Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trash Posted August 10, 2023 Share Posted August 10, 2023 2 hours ago, okgo said: 23. The Office (U.S.) How iconic since Kelly mentions this in an early episode, and now they are dominating in their streaming service Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GraceRandolph Posted August 10, 2023 Share Posted August 10, 2023 2 hours ago, pigeon said: No Friends is weird, especially when something like Weeds is in the top 10 Could it be because it’s aired on TV all the time? A lot of the top shows are HBO or weren’t syndicated as heavily. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eternium Posted August 10, 2023 Share Posted August 10, 2023 4 minutes ago, GraceRandolph said: Could it be because it’s aired on TV all the time? A lot of the top shows are HBO or weren’t syndicated as heavily. I would imagine it could be anything like the DVDs weren’t available to rent or they only had a select number of DVDs available for lending. OT: In 10 years, The Simpsons will undoubtedly be the biggest television show ever if it’s not already there. It is outlasting everything Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
X~MoviePoP Posted August 10, 2023 Share Posted August 10, 2023 Law and order svu is much lower than i thought Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
okgo Posted August 10, 2023 Author Share Posted August 10, 2023 Friends and E.R. def seem the most obvious titles missing from the list but there could be logistical reasons behind it I guess Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harmonizer Posted August 10, 2023 Share Posted August 10, 2023 My favorite shows making that list. TASTE. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scandalous Posted August 10, 2023 Share Posted August 10, 2023 0. Scream Queens Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chiliam Posted August 11, 2023 Share Posted August 11, 2023 43. The L Word Didnt know this neat show was that popular Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gorjesspazze9 Posted August 11, 2023 Share Posted August 11, 2023 Buffy The Vampire Slayer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dalmau Posted August 11, 2023 Share Posted August 11, 2023 14 hours ago, okgo said: 50. Desperate Housewives That was a classic Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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